Ecclesiastes 3:1 (GNV)

Passage

To all things there is an appointed time, and a time to euery purpose vnder the heauen.

Nearby Context

Ecclesiastes 3:1 To all things there is an appointed time, and a time to euery purpose vnder the heauen.

Ecclesiastes 3:2 A time to bee borne, and a time to die: a time to plant, and a time to plucke vp that which is planted.

Ecclesiastes 3:3 A time to slay, and a time to heale: a time to breake downe, and a time to builde.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "purpose", "appointed", "time", "euery", "vnder", and "heauen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "purpose", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "A time to bee borne and a...", so "all things" and "purpose" should be read forward into that movement. In Ecclesiastes context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "purpose" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.